Justin A. Cohn

About Ice Chips

Justin A. Cohn, pro sports coordinator for The Journal Gazette, has been covering the Fort Wayne Komets since 1997. His reporting includes game stories from home and away, features about the players and personalities associated with the Komets, plus coverage of issues affecting hockey at all levels. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Cohn graduated from Emory University in Atlanta. He can be reached at 260-461-8429 or by email at
jcohn@jg.net.

January 25, 2008

Who are these guys?

FLINT, Mich. -- After missing 14 games with a groin injury, goaltender Nick Boucher is back in the lineup. After missing 10 games with head/neck/shoulder injuries, defenseman Kevin Hansen is also on the ice for the Komets, who take on the Flint Generals tonight. Forward Olivier Legault is also out there, after sitting three games.

That's the good news.

But the Komets are without forward David Hukalo, who has the flu and also won't play Saturday at Muskegon, Mich. Center Mathieu Curadeau remains on call-up with Worcester of the American Hockey League, though he should be back Monday.

To make room for Boucher, the Komets placed seldom-used goalie Corey Wogtech on injured reserve.

For the third time this season, Bloomington lost a star player to Europe. Jarrod Skalde, a former NHL player, will play in Austria. As an outsider looking in, one of two things has to be going on: Someone in the region is recruiting players away from the league, particularly Bloomington; or the players don't like the coach.

Give Reiter a freakin break..how many darn games did this guy play in a row!! you can't expect nothing more from a fatigued goalie!! get a clue people...reiter is respectively our number 1 and will be the rest of the year!!! he has 4 or 5 shutouts!!! and boucher has none!